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detached [dɪˈtætʃt] adj
1. disconnected or standing apart; not attached a detached house 2. (Psychology) having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested 3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Social welfare working at the clients' normal location rather than from an office; not dependent on premises for providing a service a detached youth worker Compare outreach [7] 4. (Medicine) Ophthalmol (of the retina) separated from the choroid layer of the eyeball to which it is normally attached, resulting in loss of vision in the affected part ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
detached adjective 1. objective, neutral, impartial, reserved, aloof, impersonal, disinterested, unbiased, dispassionate, uncommitted, uninvolved, unprejudiced The piece is written in a detached, precise style. objective subjective, prejudiced, biased, partisan, interested, involved, concerned 2. separate, free, severed, disconnected, loosened, discrete, unconnected, undivided, disjoined He lost his sight because of a detached retina. Translations detached [dɪˈtætʃt] A. ADJ 1. (= separate) → separado, suelto; (from friends, family) → distanciado to become detached (from) [part, fragment] → desprenderse(de) she had become detached from reality → había perdido contacto con la realidad they live detached from everything → viven desligados de todo 2. (= impartial) [opinion] → objetivo, imparcial; (= unemotional) [manner] → indiferente to take a detached view of → considerar objetivamente B. CPD detached house N → casa f independiente, chalet m individual detached retina N → desprendimiento m de la retina detached [dɪˈtætʃt] adj [attitude, style] → détaché(e) detached house n (British) → maison f individuelle detached adj (= unbiased) opinion → distanziert, unvoreingenommen; (= unemotional) manner, person, expression → kühl, distanziert (Brit) detached house → allein stehendes Haus, Einzelhaus nt detached [dɪˈtætʃt] adj a. → staccato/a, separato/a b. (impartial, opinion) → imparziale, obiettivo/a; (unemotional, manner, attitude) → distaccato/a, distante detached [dɪˈtætʃt] adj a. → staccato/a, separato/a b. (impartial, opinion) → imparziale, obiettivo/a; (unemotional, manner, attitude) → distaccato/a, distante How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Rocky Mountains do not present a range of uniform elevation, but rather groups and occasionally detached peaks. At the other side of this road were three large detached deep-bodied villas with peaky eaves and small wooden balconies, each standing in its own little square of grass and of flowers. It contained many large bowlders, detached from the slopes of the hills. |
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